Question about position sizing when taking a short position

Hey Pete…a major Australian Bank’s FX division was caught forwarding clients positions and other information of financial interest to a British Bank prior to the London open a few years back…might be able to find the article…

ASIC only got wind of the fraud when one of the brokers was netted in a separate operation… and fined said Bank AUS$2-3mil… which didn’t want to set a precedent by paying the court imposed fine and instead argued to make the fine a donation to charity… deductable under Australian Tax law…

One tough regulator is our ASIC…:fearful:

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ok…

RE this

Actually you are the one that picks on every little word and i have tread carefully with you and charlie out of fear of not offending your delicate nature

Now, CAN YOU NOT SEE THAT I’M TRYING TO FIX THINGS HERE

so why say this…

POSING
and why say this

and why say this…

it would seem that you are more interested in demeaning people
there are different ways to say these things

and since you brought it up
I also am not the guardian of your emotional state, but have definitely been on quiet a few posts.
but since you want to bring that out… ok, let’s bring it out shall we

You need to not be so picky on a lot of things
you need to understand that people are not perfect
you need to not get so fired up
ok

now it’s out

so… Keep your emotions in check
and i’ll keep mine in check

Misunderstandings are Misunderstadings and they can be worked out
but what you and a few others are doing is nothing short of childish and having a superiority complex
Now… i’m choosing to respect your experience and you should appreciate that

but i’m struggling to find a middle ground with your attitude

I mean, i say the slightest thing
and you get triggered

why can’t you let things go

now as for this

Mate. it’s not just me
this is a text based forum and people speak different languages and we all come from different cultures
THERE WILL BE MISNDERSTANDINGS

but UNDERSTANDING cures Misunderstanding
Arrogance and being a smart arse does not … ok
neither do little low blows that APPEAR TO BE INNOCENT and we all know what we are talking about right

so. Cards on the table… ok

Please stop doing it, and i’ll put in an effort to make your life easier as well, when interacting with me
or
dont’ give a stuff and i’ll do whatever the hell i want to do

PICK ONE
it’s not a hard decision , yet i have found in the past that people will pick the latter regardless

Let’s see which way you go.
Obviously i’m trying here… right

Now let’s see how you respond
and honestly, i would liike to think that you would want to work this out

but, IT IS YOUR CHOICE
so make a choice

i’ll await your reply

Martin, a simple; "I’m sorry for misunderstanding - be cool " would have beena perfectly adequate reply from you - lol

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No mate

when you’re polite and respectful, and willing to work differences out you get that short answer that you proposed.

when you’re clearly being rude, you get the long answer… ok
and you get more of a cold shoulder from me

Now like i said
I’m still willing to work this out
but i’m waiting for you to change your attitude
and IF YOU’LL NOTICE, i’m trying to keep these posts short, although , i’m not really sure why i’m even putting in the effort since you are continuing to be this way.

so what do you reckon… can you give it a rest ?

and also, if i had said this to you

i would consider the “be cool” part to be a little on the rude side.
i personally may have just said, sorry for the misunderstanding
but… that’s me

so, you reckon you can meet me half way here or what ?

Nobody posting in a forum should have to meet anyone half-way, or any other proportion of the way, to anywhere.

7 or 8 of us have the same problems with your posts, Martin, and we say so regularly.

The only realistic way to resolve this issue is for you to change your posting-style. Which, according to some of your recent posts, you’ve expressed yourself as being willing to do, and I welcome that and thank you for it.

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@LaughingCharlie
i don’t get you here
CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS

on one hand
you say

and this suggests you want to fix things

then you say this

and then this…

so… What ??
You guys are not willing to compromise and I HAVE TO CHANGE LOL

I mean… i’m interpreting arrogance here and double standards
AM I WRONG ?

REALISTIC would be for all parties involved to work together towards a common goal
Not having all parties tell one party to conform

so please clarify if i’ve misunderstood you

No Martin, what L-C said was;

Significantly different IMHO from the way you chose to confront the invitation. :slight_smile:

[EDIT : THIS ENTIRE POST HAD BEEN INTENTIONALLY DELETED BY ME (Martin K).
there was some confusion in the post,
and at the Request of @Falstaff , who brought the error to my attention,
I have agreed to remove the post in the hope that this will fix whatever the issue is.

i apologize for any inconvenience caused
and whatever was caused was not intentional or malicious on my part.

Sincerely
Martin K ]

@Falstaff
and another thing though
he also said this…

followed by …

so… tell me IN YOUR OPINION
how do you interpret this

I INTERPRET IT AS
he is not willing to change
he doesn’t care
he just wants me to change

now… understand
I’m not being arrogant or stubborn
but i’m sensing a lot of rudeness here and non co-operation
tha’ts the way i interpret it
based on this…

so… his morals and his levels of belief of what is right and wrong tells him that Negotiation, Co-Operation and Give and Take are not options nor is compromise
and that no one on this forum should have to do any of the above

in my opinion if a person holds that belief , you can’t get anywhere and there will always be argument because a sense of negotiation or compromise does not exist.
and therefore only selfishness is present.
that’s how i see it

so… how do you interpret it ? for the record

@anon81929759

Martin - Two posts ago, (post 69) you have quoted me as saying something which I believe I never did say.

Please explain ?

@Falstaff
ok, no problem
what was that thing that i said that you believe you did not say
can you put a screenshot of it up and i’ll do my best to explain it

i do realize you referenced Post 69, however i can’t see numbers on posts, i don’t know how to find them like that.
i usually rely on people to copy Quotes in

so get that to me and i’ll explain whatever i said… ok
no problem

There is your reference

[Edit submitted before you denied that you can see the post numbers ]

what ???
where is the reference ?
i don’t understand

and is this supposed to be sarcasm ??
mate, i can’t see numbers ok
i really have no idea where Post 69 is ok
i didn’t DENY i SAID… i can’t see them
there’s a difference
you make it sound like i’m lying.

so where is the screen of what you said you did not say
and of what i mistquoted you as saying
and ill explain it

This is it ;

PLease rectify it.

ok… I understand

that’s a COPY OF A QUOTE FROM YOUR POST
YOU SAID THAT

how could i copy the quote if you didn’t ?
and if i copied from the wrong person, how is your avatar there ?

Mate, you did say this
and i appreciated it (For the record)

what’s wrong with it anyway ?

HANG ON… SOMETHING IS WEIRD HERE…

I just looked back through the posts
it would appear that @LaughingCharlie said it

as per this screenshot of the post

ok. so i guess that charlie said it
but now i don’t understand this

how can your avatar be in the original quote that i posted when charlie said it.
I’m confused

ok… i accept now that you did not say it… fair enough
and clearly i got you and charlie confuses in all the arguments

but how does your avatar end up there… i don’t get that

ok, but in conclusion

YOU TECHNICALLY DIDN’T SAY IT
so…

even though i don’t understand why it’s a big deal

TELL ME : WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO EDIT AND I’LL EDIT IT

Show me where I said it - I never did !

The quotation in my post was from @LaughingCharlie i believe - but you have incorporated it as being a quote from me !

PLease rectify it !

@Falstaff
ok mate… Relax… we are working on it… ok

i interpret this

as you being pissed off… ok
clearly THIS IS A MISTAKE SOMEHOW… RELAX … IT’LL BE FIXED OK

clearly it was done in error
and i still don’t know why your avatar is there, but maybe that’s what contributed to the error , maybe it’s something that the script on this site does

but irrespective IT’S AN HONEST MISTAKE… ok
so… relax and give me a bit to look through the entire post… ok

I’ll get back to you when it’s done.
is that cool

Thank you mate, appreciate it

@Trendswithbenefits
Exactly… HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL